Floods and Drainage - British Policies for Hazard Reduction, Agricultural Improvement

Originally published in 1986, Floods and Drainage advanced hazard - response theory as developed mainly by the White/Burton/Kates school of researchers in North America. Based on fifteen years of research, the book rejects conventional theory's emphasis on personal response to hazardous environments, suggesting that this seriously detracts from the institutional and political forces that are so important in the analysis of hazard responses and policies. The book also seeks to provide material of practical relevance to environmental managers and engineers, rather than to present just research results.

List of contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables 1. Flood Alleviation and Agricultural Land Drainage 2. The Institutional Context 3. The Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Hydrographic Analysis of Flooding and Land Drainage Problems 4. The Economics of Flood Alleviation and Land Drainage 5. Environmental Impacts and Conservation Policies 6. Consultation: Power, Interests and Attitudes 7. Fundamentals Bibliography Index

About the author

Edmund Penning-Rowsell

Summary

Originally published in 1986, Floods and Drainage advanced hazard – response theory. Based on fifteen years of research, the book analyses institutional and political forces, important in the analysis of hazard responses and policies.

Product details

• Authors: D.M. Harding, D.J. Parker, E.C. Penning-Rowsell, E.c. (Middlesex University Penning-Rowsell, Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Edmund (Middlesex University Penning-Rowsell, Penning-Rowsell Edmund
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9780367420604
• ISBN: 978-0-367-42060-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Conservation
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, Biodiversity, Pollution & threats to the environment, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Agricultural science, Environmental policy & protocols, Pollution and threats to the environment, Environmental policy and protocols, Biodiversity / Ecosystems